Fundamentals of solar passive building

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5775739

Sodha, M S; Bansal, N K; Bansal, P K; Kumar, A; Malik, M A.S.

This book covers the fundamentals of the architecture in solar passive building. Contents: Thermal comfort. Solar radiation, climate and building orientation. Building clusters and solar exposure. Passive concepts and components. Heat transfer in buildings and building materials. Mathematical models for solar passive houses. Performance of passive heating and cooling concepts. Evaporative cooling and earth cooling systems. Rules of thumb: design patterns. Typical designs of solar passive buildings.

• OSTI ID: 5775739
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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